When sustainability goes too far

[Fez Hammersticks]

This building, which is being built near PSU, will have a sewage and water recycling system.

I like the idea of going green but recycling sewage seems a bit too far and weird. It would seriously suck to be the guy who has to change that filter

 

[Haakzilla]

...PDX has to be the most progressive "green" city in the USA [or top 3 anyway], I love it!!!

 

[RR7]

Wow, where's those pictures from? What building is that?

 

[DUB]

In no way whatsoever is that "too far".

It's the way of the future.

As someone who lives in the driest state, in the driest inhabited continent in the world; I'd love it if all of our water was recycled.

We are currently in drought (actually, we seem to be in drought more often than not these days), and will in big trouble if we don't lift our game in regards to fresh water conservation.

 

[maxiep]

I doubt that gets built anytime soon, unless it's a public building. Then, there's plenty of money to be wasted.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I doubt that gets built anytime soon, unless it's a public building. Then, there's plenty of money to be wasted.

It may.

The trail-blazing Oregon Sustainability Center appears to be viable, after the Oregon Legislature granted $80 million in construction funding and consultants decreed that it’s possible for the 13-story building to produce all its own energy and recycle its water and sewage.

There are many companies who want to be apart of this green building:

Many government and nonprofit environmental groups are anxious to co-locate in the building, where they’d hope to work jointly on sustainability-oriented projects, including university research. Tenants would have lower operating costs because there would be minimal utility bills, and they’d expect to share conference rooms, computers and other facilities.

There’s a demand from participating groups for 250,000 square feet of office space, more room than is envisioned in the building, Abuaf said. There also is a waiting list.

 

[BTOWN_HUSTLA]

there's a sewage recycling plant near the beach here in LA.....sometimes you can smell the chemicals they use to neutralize things with. It'll be just like when Henry Weinhardt's was brewed where the Pearl District is now!

stank!

 

[maxiep]

It may.



There are many companies who want to be apart of this green building:

Do the math. $80MM for less than 250K sf? That's a minimum of $320 psf in shell costs. Add another $40 psf in buildout, and the costs go to $360 psf. Assume you require an 8% return. That requires $28.80 psf NNN. I don't know any building in PDX that gets those kinds of rates.

 

[barfo]

Do the math. $80MM for less than 250K sf? That's a minimum of $320 psf in shell costs. Add another $40 psf in buildout, and the costs go to $360 psf. Assume you require an 8% return. That requires $28.80 psf NNN. I don't know any building in PDX that gets those kinds of rates.

What is the new 1st and Main going for? I would think it would be up in that range.

barfo

 

[BLAZER PROPHET]

This building, which is being built near PSU, will have a sewage and water recycling system.

PSU has been recycling it's sewage for decades.

 

[crandc]

They recycle urine on the space shuttle.

The fertilizer you put on your garden is recycled cow shit.

Nature has been recycling long before the environmentalists thought of it.

 

[BTOWN_HUSTLA]

people should wear underwear two days instead of one!

 

[Idog1976]

Sewage treatment isn't a new thing it's been done virtually everywhere for years. How is this going too far?

 

[DUB]

For all those who feel a bit iffy about drinking recycled sewage water, where do you think your current drinking water comes from?

You do know that it runs off of farms, and parks, and the like.

Full of waste from farm animals, and wild animals.

How is that any different from human waste?